Food & Society - Principles and Paradoxes (Hardcover)

This popular text, now in a third edition, offers readers a vivid perspective on the cultural and social complexities of food practices and the current food system. Synthesizing insights from the multidisciplinary field of food studies, this book engages readers' curiosity by highlighting the seeming paradoxes of food: how food is both individual and social, reveals both distinction and conformity, and, in the contemporary era, seems to come from everywhere but nowhere in particular. Each chapter begins with an intriguing case study and ends with suggested resources and activities. Chapter topics include identity, restaurants and food media, health, marketing, industrialization, global food, surplus and scarcity, and social change. Updates and enhancements in this edition reflect new scholarly insights into how food is involved in social media, social movements, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout, the book blends concepts and empirical accounts to address the central issues of culture, structure, and social inequality. Written in a lively, accessible style, this book provides students with an unrivalled and multifaceted introduction to this fascinating aspect of social life.

General

Imprint:	Polity Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2022
Authors:	AE Guptill
Dimensions:	237 x 154 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-5095-4223-9
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	1-5095-4223-X
Barcode:	9781509542239

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